The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-26
A NOVEL SCuEN1E.


Hoping BY this mean8 to secura sufficient
sum Of money to csrry on Its benevolent
work through the coming winter, and 10
extend i!a usefulness in direc,iona hereto.
fore untried. The reports Of this society
from time to time chow the good work
being dono by 1t among the poor OF our
city. This should commend it 10 every
man and woman who has thoughtful re.
gard for the needy ones In our midst.
The poor nhall never cease ont OF the
land'' was the nesurance given to the
Hebrews by their great Lsw-giyer, and at
the close OF Jeeus' earthly ministry he
thus emphasized this ssme truth, Eye
have the poor with you always, and when.
eosver ye will, 20 may do them good"
The Society has under i.s care an indus
trial school for girls. Plain sewing has
been the only thing taught as yet; hut
hopes arc entertained that at no distant
dsy other features Of industrial. educstion
may ba added, such ag housekeeping, end
cooking Echool, whers young girls can be
trained In the essential dutiea Of Lilo. Ii
ia only by such means thatws can hope to
combat tho Incompetence and inetii.
cheney CT tho poorer classes. A popula,
write. on this subjac! nays that 1.-THE ques.
ton Of food uDderiieu all reforms urged by
philanthrepistB,:that the cooking echools,
and the knowledge CT cheap and savory
preparations Of food mean better living in
all ways. TO know how to make the
emallest home clean end attractive and to
get tho largeat return from every dollar
earned, is knowledge that means pigs
icsl salvation, and thus better prospect
for understanding the spiritual" In sd.
dition to this smsll outgrowth the soci-
ETY. ia about to embark in 9 new enterprise
In the way Of. carrying on a Woman's
Exchange. Tho ability to enter this new
field for doing good has boon afforded by
tho contributors end mannseis Of the
Woman's Exchange, started here year
ago, kindly turning over 10 the Society all
its funds aud effects for the purpose oil
maintaining an Exchange, whereby very
worthy class OF our people can DO helped.
It is ownearly two years SINCE the Wo-
mans Union Benevolent Society has been
before the public in tho way of On enter.
tainment. A few private contributions
enabled it to run through las. winter with.
ont making general call upon our citi-
zenB, Gnd now Che funds arc nearly OK.
haustsd, therefore it is earGestly desired
that all friends md well.wisners Of the
society endeavor to aid and push forward
this scheme Of Geometrical Progression 80
that librral amount may be realized. In
order that it msy DO i1lly understood the
following explanation is neCossGry;
The Finance Committee OF the Society
aelectsfve oiits members, Mrs. J. J. Tones,
Mrs. G. K. McMechen, Mre. John ..Frow,
Mrs. N. J. grilles and Niles Mary Vance.
Each OF these ladies vii! start series and
will DO called Committee A. Tbs tickets
in each aories will bear then name Of the lad ?
starting it. Each "A''will give twenty-five
cents and appoint four "B'B' who will each
give twenty-five cents, and whose name
she will write in book. Each "Bn will sp.
point four COS" who will each give her
twenty.fvecen and whoae aame sho will
write on tho ticket furnished for that pur-
pose, aud hand the money and ticket to
her !" %.,25sg43 l,y 29Js3Ei i.
Each "O"& will appoint four "D's" who
will each give her twenty-five cents, and
whose name che will write Oh the tickst,
hand the money and ticket to her II, /"
o! to the lady in whose aeries she is and
whose name is written on tho back OF the
ticket. ia r'a;i,s: Ia.
Each I'd" will appoint four "E's" who
will each give her twenty-five cent?, and
whose name che will write on tho ticket,
hand the money and ticket to her
"O,".or to tho lady in whose ssries she is
and whoea name is written on the bsok
of the ticket. ~ Z. a 81 81 4 Il oS
Each "E" will sppoint :our "F't" who
will each give her twenty-five cents, and
whose name sho will write on the ticket,
hand the money and ticket to her 80 y
or to tho lady in whose series che is and
whose name is written on the back Of tbs
ticket. Il 2, B, }3i, IN
Each "F''- is authorized to select four
gentlemen. and collect from esch fifty
cents. Write the !, name OF ,contribu-
tor on the back Of the ticket and hand the
money and ticket to hor to tbs lsdy
in whose series she is, and 'whcss name is
written on the back 81 the ticket. Thus
ending the Progression. Committees TO
report to Mrs. 3. a. Harden, No. 100.
Twelfth street. N ( 5 .{1SS:5 III